Hobby horse



March 19, 1 929. MOORE 1,705,991

HOBBY HORSE Filed Oct. 19, 1927 W 112 I? 15 14 ff l' atented'lVliar. 19,1929. p I I UNITED} .STATESgPATENT OFFICE."

ONE, TWENTY PER GENT TO 'RO BEBT THOMASWISE, EIGH T PER CENT TO E. A. BAILEY, AND ELEVEN PER CENTTO JAMES D. MERIDA, ALL O F CLEVELAND OHIO.

p HOBBY HORSE. Application filed October 19, 1927.; serial Na 227,284.

his invention relates to wheeled toys and is eccentric and, as a result, the post 6 and 55 provides an article which is adapted to be forward portion of the toy receive and'up propelled and steered by the rider and and down movement during the travel of the which, when in motion, has an up and down toy forwardly, or backwardly- The post 6 movement imparted thereto. v sadapted toturn freely in the body of the The invention, consists of a toy which may toy, but is held against relative vertical 60 be cheaply constructed of wood, the body movement. 7 r parts being out from boards and assembled The crank or pedal shaft 11 is mounted in by being placed one against the other and the side sections ,2 which are cut away at 10 secured by suitable fastening means. their lower edges to accommodate the shaft,

While the drawing illustrates a preferred as indicated most clearly in Figure 3. 65 embodiment of the invention it is to beun- Filler pieces 12 close the lower ends of the derstood that in adapting the means to meet openings and retain the shaft 11 in place. specific needs and requirements the design Each of the filler pieces 12 is formed with may be varied and such other changes in lateral extensions 13 inwhich wedge shaped.

the minor details of construction may be reopeningsare formed to receive the tapering 70 sorted to withinthe scope of the invention endsv of latches 14: whereby the filler pieces as claimed, without departing from. the are held in place. The latches 14 are fitted spirit thereof. i

I in openings formed in the sections 2 and For a full understanding of the invention are normally urged into operative position and the merits thereof, reference is tobe by means of springs 15. The tapering ends 75 had to the following d scr p on and the of the latches 14 andthe wedge-form ofthe drawing hereto attached, in which, openings formed in the extensions 13 insure Figure 1 is a side view of a hobby horse retention of the filler pieces 12 in the open- 2 embodying the invention, a portion being ings closed therebyQ v 1 broken away. 7 The axle 16 is mountedin openings formed 80 Figure 2 is a top plan view of the toy. in the lower ends of the leg portions of the Figure 3 is a detail view showing the side sections 2. The openings are closed means for retaining the crank or pedal shaft by filler pieces 17 in substantially the same manner as the filler pieces 12. Spring in position.

Figure & is a detail View showing the catches 18 secured to the leg extensions of 7 means for retaining the axle in place. the body engage lateral extensions of the Corresponding and like parts arere'ferred filler pieces 17 and hold them in place. A t0 in the following description and desigsprocket wheel19 keyed to the axle16 is nated inthe several views of the drawings connected by meansof fl SPIOCktBlL. chain 20.

b like reference characters. with a s )rocket wheel 21 ke ed to thecrank- 9o 'r i 1' 1 I v r\ lhe bod or the to resents in outline shaft 1L lhe sirocket wheels are received the appearance of a horse and is formed of in. the respective spaces Aland 5, and these I I a plurality of similar sections placed one-spaces alsoaccommodatethe sprocket chain.

40' against the other. and secured in any I de- The,side sections 2 closing the spaces 4 and terminate way. In the preferable construc- 5 form guards for the drive gearing and 95' tion the body'of theLtoy. comprises an interprevent the clothing 'ofthe rider coming in mediate section or layer 1 and side sections contact therewith. Wheels 22 are fitted to or layers 2, the several sections or layers the ends of the axle 16.

being cut from boards and placed. one .Having thus described the invention, I against the other and secured by wood claim: I I screws 3, or analogous fastening means. The v1'. A wheeled toy -,comprising a body intermediate section or layer 1 is cutaway formed of three sections arranged side by to provide spaces l and'5 to accommodate the side and secured, the intermediate section drive gearing: .A post 6 is mounted in the having portions cutaway to provide two forward portion of thebody and is provided spaces which are closed at their sides by the 105 at its lower end with a fork 7 ,a nd 'at its outer sections,the latter having edge porupper end with a handlebar 8. A wheel tions cut away and forming openings tore- S) is mounted in the fork 7 and its axislO ceive parts of the drive v gearing, a crank.

shaft and an axle extending across the respective spaces and mounted in the openings formed by the cutting away of the edge portions of the outer sections, filler pieces closing the said openings and retaining the crank shaft and axle in place, sprocket Wheels keyed to the crank shaft and axle, and disposed Within the spaces formed by cutting away portions of the intermediate section, and asprocket chain connecting the sprocket Wheels. e

2. In a Wheeled toy a body having a portion cut away to provide a space and having formed Wedgeshaped openings, and latches having tapering ends entering the Wedge shaped openings to retain the filler pieces in place. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAMUEL MOORE. [L. s.] 

